Separable hinge for awning-blinds.



N6. 634,369. Patented 00L 3, I899. E. C. flUIMBY.

SEPABABLE HINGE FUR AWNING BLINDS.

(Application filed Aug. 14, 1899.)

(No Modal.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part 0+." Letters Patent No. 634,369, datedOctober 3, 1899.

Application filed August 14, 1899. serial No. 727,109. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. QUIMBY, of the city of Minneapolis, countyof Hennepin', State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Separable Hinges for Awning-Blinds, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in separable hangers forstorm-sash, windowscreens, and any sash or frames that .it is desired tosecure in a readily-removable manner over a window, door, or otheropening.

The objects I have in view are to provide a separable hanger that can bestamped or formed out of sheet metal, that will be selfeentering, inwhich the pivotal or turning point of the hanger will be at somedistance in front of the plane of the outside surface of the window orsash, and that will have the two parts of the hanger so locked togetheras to prevent any upward movement of the sash either when the window isclosed or open the amount that it is usually opened for airing the roomor for other purposes, but which permits a slight upward movement of thesash while it is being closed,'s0 that the sash will pass over any thincoating of ice or other substance that may collect on the upper surfaceof the edge of the window-sill The invention consists generally in aseparable hanger consisting of a hook member adapted to be secured tothe window-frame or wall and having a projecting hook port-ion providedwith a V-shaped recess in its upper.

surface at some distance in front of the plane of the wall orwindow-frame and an eye member adapted to be secured to the window orother sash and having an inclined flange provided with a slot adapted toengage said hook member and to be locked thereon.

The invention further consists in the constructions and combinationshereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a per spective view of a portion of a window or other sash andframe having my improved separable hanger applied thereto. Fig. 2 isa'perspective detail looking at the part of the hanger from the oppositeside to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the hanger shownin Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the hook member shown inFigs. 1, 2, and 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view. Fig. 6 is a plan View;and Fig. 7 is a section on line so 00 of Fig. 6, showing a modified formof one member of the hanger.

In the drawings, 2 represents a portion of a window-sash, screen, orother removable sash or frame that it is desired to secure to a in suchmanner that it may be readily removed therefrom. The separable hangerconsists of two membersthe hook member 5 and the eye member 7. Theseparts are preferably formed of sheet metal, and the hook member may bemade in the form of a flat sheet or plate, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3,and 4. The hook portion of this member is provided with the inclinedupper edge 6, the inclined forward edge 8, and the substantiallyhorizontal lower edge 10, having preferably the curved recess 12 locatedabout centrally therein. In the upper edge of the hook member 5 is aV-shaped recess 14, the apex of the V being at some little distance fromthe front wall when the hook member is secured in position. This hookmember is preferably provided withsuitable holes 15, into which suitablescrews or nails maybe inserted for securing the hook member in position.The hook member instead of being formed as a flat plate, as shown inFigs. 1, 2, 3, and 4:, may have its hook portion at right angles to theother part of the member, as shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7. In thisinstance the hook member will be seor wall instead of being secured uponthe edge of the casing and between the casing and sash, as is done whenthe hook member is formed as a fiat plate, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and2. The operation of the hook member is the same in both instances. 7

The eye member 7 of the hanger is provided with an inclined flange 9,having therein a slot 11, which is adapted to receive the hook portionof the hook member of the hanger. The flange 9 is inclined toward thewindowsash from the top to the bottom, so that the upper end of the slot11 stands farther away from the window or other sash than does the lowerend. The upper end of the slot 11 rests window-frame or other suitableframe or wallof the outer surface of the window-frame or cured upon theoutside of the window-casing I in the V-shaped recess 1-1 in the upperedge 6 of the hook member 5. sufficient length to permit its lower edgeto just swing under the lower edge 10 of the hook portion of the member5 when the upper edge of the slot is resting in the V-shaped recess 14:.I prefer to provide the curved recess 12 in the lower edge 10 of thehook portion, which allows the sash when being closed to rise slightly,thereby permitting the lower end of the sash to pass over any thin filmof ice that may have formed upon the edge of the window-sill. After thelower wall of the slot 11 has passed the recess 12 it will be againbrought onto the part of the edge 10 inside of said recess and willthereby be forced down again to its lowermost position and will belocked in this position, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and of the drawings. Asthe upper end of the slot. 11 and the apex of the recess 14 are both ata point some little distance in front of the surface of the window-frameor wall, the sash may be turned on this support without causing the sashand the eye member of the fastener to move outward, as is necessary withsuch separable sash-hangers as I am familiar with. In ordinary use thelower end of the sash will be swung outward and fastened bya hook orother suitable fastener; but the lower end of the sash will notordinarily be moved far enough to bring the lower end of the slot 11 outfrom under the lower edge 10 of the hook member of the fastener. TheV-shaped recess 14 forms a selfcentering means for the two parts of thefastener. The recess 12 may, if preferred, be omitted, although I preferto provide this recess, asit will oftentimes be the means of providingan easy closing of the sash.

It will be seen that the fastener is very simple and easy of applicationand operation.

As it may be stamped out of sheet metal, it 1 The self-centering 1 It isalso Q is chcapin construction. feature is of especial advantage.

The slot 11 is of i I of especial advantage that the turning-pointbetween the two parts of the hangerbe located at a point some littledistance in front of the wall of the window-frame when the device is inuse, thereby permitting the lower end of the sash to swing outwardwithout causing i the eye member to slide forward on thehook E member,as is necessary in these forms of separable hanger in which theturning-point between the two parts of the hanger is close against theface of the window-frame.

*1 do not limit myself to the details of the construction herein shownand described, as the same may be varied in many particulars withoutdeparting from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A separable hinge, comprising a hook 1 member, and aneye member having an in- I clined flange,with aslot formed in saidflange, whereby the turning-point between the two members of the hangeris forward of the sur* faces to which the hanger is attached, for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a separable hinge, with the hook member 5 havingthe vertical hook portion, with a V-shaped recess in its I upper edge,of the eye member having an in- Y clined flange, and a vertical slotinsaid flange, for the purpose set forth.

4 3. The combination, in a separable hinge, with the hook member 5havinga vertical hook portion, with a recess 12 in its lower edge,of theeye member havinga flange inclined from the top toward the bottom, and aslot 11. in said flange, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set i my hand, this 10th day ofAugust, 1899, at

Minneapolis, Minnesota.

EDWARD C. QUIMBY.

In presence of- A. 0. PAUL, M. E. Goonnv.

